I use a wide variety of Home Automation devices throught my setup. Everything from wall switches and RF receivers/transmitters to motion detectors. Most of the devices I have aquired from either Smarthome or directly from X10.

Wall Switches
I have multiple 1-way and 3-way switches in different areas of the house for controlling lighting.

Plugin Lamp Module
I have about 5 lamp modules that I use. Two are for table lamps, a couple for holiday lights (Xmas, Halloween, etc…), the rest will be used for some low lighting that I plan to setup for night time trips to the bathroom and such. A lamp module was the first X10 receiver that I started with,  just plug it in and it works.

Mini-Controller
These I use mainly for invoking macros manually. I currently have three around the house. One in the compouter room for testing purposes. One in the bedroom that I use to turn off all inside lights when going to bed. One in the kitchen to run some of the upstairs and fromt lights. The one in the kitchen can also kick off the Universal Module that I use for my secondary “chime” for the doorbell. The mini-controller was the first X10 transmitter that I started with.

ActiveHome 2-way Interface
This is the “lifeline” between my computer and my home automation devices. The ActiveHome is used by the computer to send and receive X10 event signals. This allows my software to control devices and also perform other tasks in response to an X10 signal from a mini-controller or other remote device.

I also use this to create complex macros to manipulate multiple X10 devices with a single push of a button. An example is my “go to bed” macro that turns off all controlled interior lights and makes sure that the outside porch light is turned on. With one push of a button on the mini controller I manipulate six different lights. The ActiveHome contains programmable ROM where timed events and macros may be downloaded to the interface where they are processed directly by the ActiveHome device.

I currently own 2 ActiveHome interfaces now. One is for my dedicated home automation machine and the other I use for testing and development. Now I don’t have to interrupt “IBHome” every time I start making code changes.

PowerFlash Modules
I have a PowerFlash connected in serially with my doorbell so I can play additional chimes in the lower level of my house where it is difficult to hear the main doorbell.

I have another PowerFlash connected to a set of NO magnetic contacts that are mounted on my garage door. This allows me to detect when the garage door opens and to track open/close so I can announce at night when the garage door has been left open.

Universal Module
I am using a Universal Module as a secondary “chime” for my front doorbell. I set this up because it is difficult to hear the doorbell when we are downstairs watching TV and have the surround system up loud. The PowerFlash Module connected to the doorbell sends the command for the Universal Module.

RF Receivers
I have both a 16 and an 8 device receiver. I originally bought the 16 device receiver to use with handheld remotes and I also got an 8 device receiver that came with an ActiveHome kit I purchased.

I have the two recievers centrally located within different levels of my house so I can use handheld X10 remotes for handling lights while watching TV in the family room or in the master bedroom.

Keychain RF Remotes
I have two keychain remotes that came along with other devices that I purchased such as the ActiveHome kit. I am not actively using these remotes at this time except for some simple testing once in awhile.

Hawkeye II Wireless Motion Sensors
I received four of these for free when I placed an order with X10 around Christmas time! Pretty cool little devices for sensing motion. I don’t have these deployed yet, but I have been testing one with my IBHome software. I currently have the software configured to snap a picture with my netcam for every ON message recieved from the sensor. When motion stops, the sensor sends an OFF message and IBHome transfers the snapshots up to the Internet in a secured area. It then pages me so I can go look at the pictures to see who was lurking around the computer! Cool!

X10 6 and 8 Device IR Remotes
I used these to replace the IR remotes I was using for all video and audio equipment. The 8 device remote also has learning capabilities which was really handy when it didn’t have any preprogrammed codes for my surround sound system. Only took about one minute to learn all the keys I needed!

The other cool feature of these remotes is that they can also send X10 RF commands! So, with one remote I can control my TV, VCR, DSS, Surround Sound and X10 lights.

Motion Detector Security Lights
These work just like standard motion detector floodlights but they also send out on/off X10 signals when motion is detected. The signals can be used to turn lights on/off or to invoke any other event in my home automation software. I also use my software to track whether it is dark or not. The Motion Detector Security Light also has a photocell that sends ON and OFF commands when the light changes.

Dallas Semiconductor iButton
Computer chip built into a rugged stainless steel can. Supports smartcard technology including the JavaCard and OpenCard API sets. More rugged than a standard smartcard and the physical makeup of the device should allow Dallas to provide more memory that a smartcard could handle.